-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- There 's some magic coming to a British stage .

Author J.K. Rowling has announced she is developing a play based on her `` Harry Potter '' stories . According to her website , Rowling is working in collaboration with award-winning producers Sonia Friedman and Colin Callender on the project .

`` Over the years I have received countless approaches about turning Harry Potter into a theatrical production , but Sonia and Colin 's vision was the only one that really made sense to me , and which had the sensitivity , intensity and intimacy I thought appropriate for bringing Harry 's story to the stage , '' Rowling said in a statement .

`` After a year in gestation it is exciting to see this project moving on to the next phase . I 'd like to thank Warner Bros. for their continuing support in this project . ''

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Rowling will reportedly be a producer of the play and work with a writer , but she will not be writing the play . The story will follow Potter in his early years as an orphan .

Directors and writers for the play , which will go into development in 2014 , are currently being considered .

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J.K. Rowling is developing a `` Harry Potter '' play

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The story will follow Potter in his early years as an orphan

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The play will go into development in 2014